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john mccain called him a whacko bird. >> the other day ted cruz said i take that as a badge of honor. to chris's point, you have to give ted cruz some credit. which he came with this tea party fervor and it hasn't gone away. but the senate and the house are two very different places. folks in the senate will tell you this is the place where decorum and rules and you know, the relationships matter much more than in the house. so he's never going to win mr. congeniality with either party. the one thing i want to note when we look at those two, the back-and-forth between those two. the real problem for dianne feinstein, isn't necessarily ted cruz. it's democrats who sit in red states. especially democratic senators in red states who are up in 2014. they're not going to get into a constitutional battle with dianne feinstein. they don't want it to be public. but they're not going to be comfortable at all supporting something like this. >> and kristen welker, at the same time the president back on the hill today. what we have enter the reporting from mark murray and dominico and chuck todd,
john mccain called him a whacko bird. >> the other day ted cruz said i take that as a badge of honor. to chris's point, you have to give ted cruz some credit. which he came with this tea party fervor and it hasn't gone away. but the senate and the house are two very different places. folks in the senate will tell you this is the place where decorum and rules and you know, the relationships matter much more than in the house. so he's never going to win mr. congeniality with either party....
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the last two republican candidates were romney and mccain. >> they both won the cpac poll in the year before they won the nomination. >> that's true, but they weren't necessarily people that would have gotten the most cheers at cpac. in a variety of settings, there's a certain realism about the broader republican party about its future that you might not hear, an applause meter at cpac. but there were divergent perspectives, you had rand paul who is very much organized his speech around the fear of government and its attack on civil liberties and you had marco rubio who organized his speech on outreach to middle class people and talked about a family that he knows and how do you reach independent voters. it was a conservative speech but it was an outreach speech. both of them got a lot of applause and that argument is going to continue in the republican context for couple of years in palestinian to the primaries. >> what about them not inviting chris christie. arguably the most popular republican with a lot of people and has off-the-charts popularity in his home state? >> i think it w
the last two republican candidates were romney and mccain. >> they both won the cpac poll in the year before they won the nomination. >> that's true, but they weren't necessarily people that would have gotten the most cheers at cpac. in a variety of settings, there's a certain realism about the broader republican party about its future that you might not hear, an applause meter at cpac. but there were divergent perspectives, you had rand paul who is very much organized his speech...
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this week, democratic senator chuck schumer will head west, making a visit to the border with john mccain as they continue working towards a deal on a bipartisan immigration reform bill. joining me to talk about it, ben lee bolt, press secretary for president obama's 2012 campaign and republican strategist, john fury, president of quinn gillespie communications. you guys are veteran watchers of washington. there's the whiff of possible bipartisan compromise here. john, tell me, it seems it's in republicans' political interests at least to find a way toward a deal. do you expect some sort of big immigration bill to come out? and does it include a path to citizenship? >> it has to be big enough to have enough momentum to get through the house and so the house -- >> very good point. >> so the house doesn't kill it. i think it's in the best political interests of the party to get a comprehensive immigration bill. to either legalization or citizenship. i don't know how that's going to work out. the problem is the republican base is still very concerned about it. last time that mccain went to a
this week, democratic senator chuck schumer will head west, making a visit to the border with john mccain as they continue working towards a deal on a bipartisan immigration reform bill. joining me to talk about it, ben lee bolt, press secretary for president obama's 2012 campaign and republican strategist, john fury, president of quinn gillespie communications. you guys are veteran watchers of washington. there's the whiff of possible bipartisan compromise here. john, tell me, it seems it's in...
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not a tom ridge, do you need a marco rubio, a jeb bush, a john mccain? do you need someone of that level to say, look, i've held this position before, but it's outdated, i think it doesn't reflect where we are in america and it doesn't reflect conservative values, do you need someone in your party's leadership. a big name to do that in order to move the party? >> we need more people to evolve, which is what they call democrats who change their position on marriage equality. i think republicans are entitled to the same gentle term for a complete reversal. but let me say this party that can tolerate and embrace people with a disagreement around some of the really most sensitive and rapidly-changing social issues is usually the party that prevails. so it goes to my party's strength, it's under our umbrella, we can have a respectful debate and we can understand that people may come down on different sides of this one. but that while this debate is ongoing, while this debate is i think unfurling at warp speed, we as a party have room for people who have diffe
not a tom ridge, do you need a marco rubio, a jeb bush, a john mccain? do you need someone of that level to say, look, i've held this position before, but it's outdated, i think it doesn't reflect where we are in america and it doesn't reflect conservative values, do you need someone in your party's leadership. a big name to do that in order to move the party? >> we need more people to evolve, which is what they call democrats who change their position on marriage equality. i think...
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is headed there, that's the gang of chuck schumer, michael bennett, as well as jeff flick and john mccain. chris, chuck schumer, checking out border security in arizona. that's so much to go on there. but more importantly, they are moving towards this april 8th deadline of bipartisan agreement on o immigration reform. >> let me first compliment the andrea mitchell report show and you for getting "city slickers" into the show. i'm always hesitant to predict a b bigbie bipartisan victory because they haven't had many. with the senate campaign going out there, it suggests there is the real possibility here of that comprehensive deal and i would add there's a new republican motive. em top leaders feel they have to get this immigration reform behind them so they can appeal to other hispanics and other cultural issues where they feel they have better footing. >> and the president will use his pulpit, and telemundo will have that also. julie -- sorry, tomorrow at 3:00 p.m., the first female head of the secret service in its over hundred-year history. quite significant especially after the scanda
is headed there, that's the gang of chuck schumer, michael bennett, as well as jeff flick and john mccain. chris, chuck schumer, checking out border security in arizona. that's so much to go on there. but more importantly, they are moving towards this april 8th deadline of bipartisan agreement on o immigration reform. >> let me first compliment the andrea mitchell report show and you for getting "city slickers" into the show. i'm always hesitant to predict a b bigbie bipartisan...
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i thought it was good that senator mccain and other senators, saw a woman climb an 18-foot tall fence and then get apprehended. that raises the question that you build a tall fence, someone will find a way to climb it. and also our border control is enforcing the laws and did catch that person. you're never going to stop someone who wants to climb a wall and it's better to fix the system altogether, enforcement at the border, enforcement at the workplace and dealing realistically with the 10 or 11 million people who have been working here for a long time and want to come out of the shadows. >> the talk that rubio's solution would be border control and it would be years before people could even be eligible for a green card? >> first, i don't think this country ever wants to return to the days of separate by equal. where we have an underclass of people who are essentially given second-class status in america. so i would be against any proposal that would tell people who were working very hard, who we will require to pay taxes, they will now be treated, the way in some countries. the und
i thought it was good that senator mccain and other senators, saw a woman climb an 18-foot tall fence and then get apprehended. that raises the question that you build a tall fence, someone will find a way to climb it. and also our border control is enforcing the laws and did catch that person. you're never going to stop someone who wants to climb a wall and it's better to fix the system altogether, enforcement at the border, enforcement at the workplace and dealing realistically with the 10 or...
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john mccain. is he in good company, if you will, getting over this. not everybody is bob dole and walter mondale, who both seemed to be comfortable losing, if you will. >> it has to be enormously hard to put yourself out there and lose the presidency. in some ways i wouldn't expect him to be -- he did say some critical things about the campaign. the thing in that clip that struck me is the fact that he really honestly believes that obama care was a big plus for the president, and it's really striking because when the bill passed and then a year or two afterwards it remained unpopular, the white house just kept saying, no, eventually it will be popular, eventually it will be popular, and it's sort of fascinating that romney now agree with them, that it might be the obama care that it might be the early stages of following things like medicare that are ultimately seen as a benefit, part of the safety net that is actually quite popular. >> i think one thing that was an agreement on, it was very popular among hispanics, which has been part of that convers
john mccain. is he in good company, if you will, getting over this. not everybody is bob dole and walter mondale, who both seemed to be comfortable losing, if you will. >> it has to be enormously hard to put yourself out there and lose the presidency. in some ways i wouldn't expect him to be -- he did say some critical things about the campaign. the thing in that clip that struck me is the fact that he really honestly believes that obama care was a big plus for the president, and it's...
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now, again, john mccain, republican from arizona, lindsey graham, republican from south carolina, have both said over the weekend on the sunday talk shows that they are holding out the possibility of still holding up the john brennan confirmation vote. my guess is at the end of the day they don't particularly after you see some of these concessions from the white house, so my guess is brennan does go through later in the week, and at that point, andrea, you now have all of the major no, ma'am nags that the president made in terms of his cabinet level offices. they all went through. they didn't go through probably exactly as he planned. chuck hagel may be more contentious, although my guess is they knew it was going to be contentious, but john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, and now likely john brennan, so the president is getting the cabinet that he wanted, though, you know, the path toward it was a little bit of a roller coaster. >> owe think quite a bit of a roller coaster, i would say, about chuck hagel, and he still has to prove that he hasn't been damaged internally at the pentagon
now, again, john mccain, republican from arizona, lindsey graham, republican from south carolina, have both said over the weekend on the sunday talk shows that they are holding out the possibility of still holding up the john brennan confirmation vote. my guess is at the end of the day they don't particularly after you see some of these concessions from the white house, so my guess is brennan does go through later in the week, and at that point, andrea, you now have all of the major no, ma'am...
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first question. >> reporter: have you spoken to senators mccain or flake about background kmeks? >> we will be right back on "andrea mitchell reports." first kid you ready? [ female announcer ] second kid by their second kid, every mom is an expert and more likely to choose luvs. after thousands of diaper changes, they know what works. luvs lock away wetness better than huggies for a fraction of the cost live, learn, & get luvs. ♪ the middle of this special moment and i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder symptoms. [ female announcer ] know that gotta go feeling? ask your doctor about prescription toviaz. one toviaz pill a day significantly reduces sudden urges and accidents, for 24 hours. if you have certain stomach problems or glaucoma, or can not empty your bladder, you should not take toviaz. get emergency medical help right away if your face, lips, throat or tongue swells. toviaz can cause blurred vision, dizziness, drowsine
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rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government, would drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda, that -- that is -- that brings the conversation from a serious discussion about u.s. policy to the realm of the ridiculous. >> so rand paul now let the senate confirm the cia director? stay tuned. and is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? president obama invites paul ryan to the white house for lunch after dining with senate republicans at the jefferson hotel. swanky too. >> how did the meeting go? >> just fine. great. wonderful. >> i am more optimistic just from a personal standpoint. >> senato
rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government,...
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mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the good, the bad, and any ugly? >> most of bad. excuse me. mostly good. >> good, good, good. >> no ugly that i can see. the number of jobs created quite a bit mo expecting. if you look over the last few months, it looks like we're sustaining job growth from the 150,000 to 200,000 area. more hours means more income, more spending power, but the main thing -- the main take-away p is what's not happening. we are not seeing the economy crumple even though it was hit with big tax increases in january and higher gasoline prices. >> the headwinds may be felt in that this might have been a bigger move forward than otherwise, but you're inching forward along that 2%, 2.5% gdp level? >> you go
mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the good, the bad, and any ugly? >> most of bad. excuse me. mostly good. >> good, good, good. >> no...
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last month, senator john mccain, republican from arizona, and bob nelson, the democrat from florida, slammed cruz for questioning chuck hagel's patriotism in the defense secretary's confirmation hearing. and "the post" and politico have reported on widespread bipartisan agreement that ted cruz is a bit big in his britches for a freshman in the senate. >> there's nothing that both sides can agree on. thanks so much for your time, jonathan. we appreciate it. >>> here's other news going on. we start in louisiana, where a pipeline fire that began tuesday continued to burn last night. the u.s. coast guard says the barge is carrying roughly 92,000 gallons of oil. authorities are waiting for the fire to burn itself out. >>> utah, a drunk drive plowed through a home depot parking lot, taking down several sheds and cars with him. he admitted to drinking quite a bit of whisky before the accident. >>> in florida, a man dressed in women's clothing walked into a bank, demanding the teller fill his purse with cash. police think he may have dressed in women's clothing so that he wouldn't be remembe
last month, senator john mccain, republican from arizona, and bob nelson, the democrat from florida, slammed cruz for questioning chuck hagel's patriotism in the defense secretary's confirmation hearing. and "the post" and politico have reported on widespread bipartisan agreement that ted cruz is a bit big in his britches for a freshman in the senate. >> there's nothing that both sides can agree on. thanks so much for your time, jonathan. we appreciate it. >>> here's...
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. >>> senator mccain's daughter, meghan, is getting her own talk show on the pivot network. she described it as a sort of "meet the press" meets "jackass." set to premiere in august. >>> alaska republican congressman don young is apologizing this morning after usually a racial slur to refer to latinos. he made those comments while discussing the economy on alaskan public radio. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. it's all done by machine. >> the 79-year-old has since released a statement saying that while the term "wetbacks" was commonly used while he was growing up on his dad's farm, he understands that now it has a new meaning and he meant no respect. >>> democrat steve brooks was booted after two recent arrests and a hospitalization for a mental health evaluation. >>> republicans are planning a vast outreach plan to minorities in hopes of attracting new voters. it's part of the 100-page autopsy commissioned by the rnc after the november trouncing of candidates. party officials hav
. >>> senator mccain's daughter, meghan, is getting her own talk show on the pivot network. she described it as a sort of "meet the press" meets "jackass." set to premiere in august. >>> alaska republican congressman don young is apologizing this morning after usually a racial slur to refer to latinos. he made those comments while discussing the economy on alaskan public radio. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick...
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he's been blasted for the filibuster by john mccain and sin lindsey graham for using scare tactics. >> so somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. ridiculous. >> the first ads for the first in the nation 2016 iowa presidential kau kigss are on the air. the patriot superpac is running the spots against virginia's republican governor bob mcdonnell for raising taxes. >>> a new book about hillary clinton calmed "the secretary" says the secret to her globe trotting stamina is hot peppers. >>> fashion designer vivian westwood is criticizing the first lady for what she wears. she calls michelle obama a nice looking woman but claims her clothes don't suit her. she calls the first lady's clothes, quote, dreadful. how can that be? >>> the white house says despite the extreme -- eggstreme budget cuts from the sequester the kids will not be disappointed. the annual easter egg roll will be held. the people's house will hold the annual
he's been blasted for the filibuster by john mccain and sin lindsey graham for using scare tactics. >> so somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. ridiculous. >> the first ads for the first in the nation 2016 iowa presidential kau kigss are on the air. the patriot superpac is running the spots against virginia's...
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but they shouldn't just drop a hell fire missile on your cafe experience. >> well, senator john mccain took to the senate floor late yesterday to mock rand paul and his young libertarian fans. let's listens. >> if there pl pamr. paul wantsn seriously, he needs to do more than political stunts that fire up libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. >> the "new york times" also caught this photo of those two senators awkwardly what was sharing a large elevator, but too small for them. look at them trying to get away from each other. in his letter to senator paul, eric holder wrote it's coming to my attention you have now asked an additional question. does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an american not engaged in combat on american soil. and the answer to that yes is no. ron, i want to get back to you. are you concerned about using drones against nonamericans, are you concerned we're using it against americans overseas or americans at home? dichotomize that. >> well, i'm concerned that there is no real trance parn
but they shouldn't just drop a hell fire missile on your cafe experience. >> well, senator john mccain took to the senate floor late yesterday to mock rand paul and his young libertarian fans. let's listens. >> if there pl pamr. paul wantsn seriously, he needs to do more than political stunts that fire up libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. >> the "new york times" also caught this photo of those two senators awkwardly...
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. >> john mccain. >> john mccain is who he's -- >> look at the division here. >> wait a minute. get to this point. let's let him have his point. here's the guy, new voice of the republican party, he and the guy from texas, ted cruz, trashing all the people that have been there before him. >> right. but he's out there saying, we need new ideas. what is the new idea? it's liberty. marco rubio says we have good ideas. what's the good idea? america. this is the big debate in the party. liberty versus america. >> don't the democrats have america, too? >> where are they going with this? >> they have liberty. >> is it liberty or is it america? i am so confused. >> there is a split. rand paul says we need more ideas and need to be more libertarian and less interventionist. okay, just his basic themes. marco rubio says we don't need to change anything except the candidates. we need to have candidates who better articulate what we've been saying all along. that's going to be the fight in the party. >> i've always asked this question. when you get your butt kicked in an election you really
. >> john mccain. >> john mccain is who he's -- >> look at the division here. >> wait a minute. get to this point. let's let him have his point. here's the guy, new voice of the republican party, he and the guy from texas, ted cruz, trashing all the people that have been there before him. >> right. but he's out there saying, we need new ideas. what is the new idea? it's liberty. marco rubio says we have good ideas. what's the good idea? america. this is the big...
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after tough statements today, including one from john boehner, the speaker, and john mccain among others, young issued a full apology saying i apologize for the insensitive term i used during an interview in ketchi can kan, alaska. there was no malice in my heart
after tough statements today, including one from john boehner, the speaker, and john mccain among others, young issued a full apology saying i apologize for the insensitive term i used during an interview in ketchi can kan, alaska. there was no malice in my heart
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after tough statements today, including one from john boehner, the speaker, and john mccain among others, young issued a full apology saying i apologize for the insensitive term i used during an interview in ketchi can kan, alaska. there was no malice in my heart or intent to defend. it was a poor choice of words. that word and the negative attitudes that come with it should be left in the 20th se century. how about all the way up to 1999. and i'm sorry that this has shifted our focus away from comprehensive immigration reform. i'm not sure how the rnc is supposed to go but not this way. david can korn is the washington bureau chief and i want to go to raul. i don't know what to make of this except, just saying in a very modest defense of this guy, he doesn't know what he's doing. he's a bit older and he's using a term which obviously you never called somebody a wetback to their face. it was a term used by owners about the people working on their ranch. but he obviously had never talked to any of the help. >> right. >> he just talked about them apparently. your thoughts? >> right, well,
after tough statements today, including one from john boehner, the speaker, and john mccain among others, young issued a full apology saying i apologize for the insensitive term i used during an interview in ketchi can kan, alaska. there was no malice in my heart or intent to defend. it was a poor choice of words. that word and the negative attitudes that come with it should be left in the 20th se century. how about all the way up to 1999. and i'm sorry that this has shifted our focus away from...
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the charges stick but they shouldn't drop a hellfire missile on your cafe experience. >> well, john mccain mocked him yesterday. let's take a listen. >> if rand paul want s to be taken seriously, he needs to know what he's talking about. >> well, "the new york times" also caught this photo. it's kind of funny of those two senators awkwardly sharing what was a large elevator but too small for them. look at them trying to get away from each other. a eric holder wrote, it has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question. does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an american not engaged combat on american soil. the answer to that question is no. dichotomize that. where are you concerned? >> i'm concerned that there's no real transparency, as cynthia pointed out, and no real rules around this. when are we allowed to kill american citizens overseas? are we allowed to use drones anywhere. >> i'm awlaki working overseas. he was hit. we knew where he was when we hit him. where are you on that? >> that's a tough one. there is evidence that this gu
the charges stick but they shouldn't drop a hellfire missile on your cafe experience. >> well, john mccain mocked him yesterday. let's take a listen. >> if rand paul want s to be taken seriously, he needs to know what he's talking about. >> well, "the new york times" also caught this photo. it's kind of funny of those two senators awkwardly sharing what was a large elevator but too small for them. look at them trying to get away from each other. a eric holder wrote,...
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like mccain and romney tried to do. the next candidate will have to repudiate bush, many believe. i'm one of them. no easy feat when your last name is bush and you're a loving brother. we've got peter barnard joining us. he started this discussion. wayne slater, senior political writer for the "dallas morning news" and co-author of the book "bush's brain." let me go to peter, you always arouse my interest, peter. you've hit on something really smart. i was saying in the office a couple hours ago before the show, can't you just distance yourself from this guy and say i'm not running -- they like to say you'll notice my name's on the ballot, not george w. bush, that old dodge. you don't think that's good enough. >> certainly not if your last name is the same as the guy who was president. i mean, if you try to distance yourself from your brother then you look like a jerk. but distancing yourself from george w. bush more aggressively than john mccain or mitt romney was able to do i think is going to be truly crucial for any serious republican candidate in 2016 because bush is the guy
like mccain and romney tried to do. the next candidate will have to repudiate bush, many believe. i'm one of them. no easy feat when your last name is bush and you're a loving brother. we've got peter barnard joining us. he started this discussion. wayne slater, senior political writer for the "dallas morning news" and co-author of the book "bush's brain." let me go to peter, you always arouse my interest, peter. you've hit on something really smart. i was saying in the...
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steve schmidt is former senior adviser to the mccain/palin '08 presidential campaign and senior strategist on the bush/cheney '04 presidential campaign. robert gibbs was senior adviser for president obama's 2012 re-election campaign and served as white house press secretary. of course, both are now msnbc colleagues. in fact, analysts as well. thank you. steve, i want to start by throwing some dirt ball at you. i don't know how you're going to catch this one. >> yes. >> as we've all watched for the last two or three months now since the horror at newtown, connecticut, where all those 6 and 7-year-old kids were slaughtered, basically, we've all watched to see what the government's going to do about that. and now we learn the republican senators, to a man, to a woman, i suppose, have voted against not only they're not going to do assault rifles, not going to do the magazines limiting them to ten rounds or whatever, they're not even going to cast one single republican senate vote for stronger background checks. how can your party be completely against gun safety? >> well, it's an issue that i
steve schmidt is former senior adviser to the mccain/palin '08 presidential campaign and senior strategist on the bush/cheney '04 presidential campaign. robert gibbs was senior adviser for president obama's 2012 re-election campaign and served as white house press secretary. of course, both are now msnbc colleagues. in fact, analysts as well. thank you. steve, i want to start by throwing some dirt ball at you. i don't know how you're going to catch this one. >> yes. >> as we've all...
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. >> john mccain. >> john mccain is who he's -- >> look at the division here. >> wait a minute. get to this point. let's let him have his point. here's the guy, new voice of the republican party, he and the guy from texas, ted cruz, trashing all the people that have been there before him. >> right. he's out there saying we need new ideas. what is the new idea? it's livety. marco rubio says we have good ideas. what's the good idea? america. this is the big debate in the party. liberty versus america. >> don't the democrats have america, too? >> where are they going with this? >> they have liberty. >> is it liberty or is it america? i'm so confused. >> there is a split. rand paul says we need more ideas and need to be more libertarian and less interventionist. okay, just his basic themes. marco rubio says we don't need to change anything except the candidates. we need to have candidatesticul been saying all along. that's going two o be the fight the party. >> when you get your butt kicked in an election you really thought -- ann romney is probably an okay person. she thought she w
. >> john mccain. >> john mccain is who he's -- >> look at the division here. >> wait a minute. get to this point. let's let him have his point. here's the guy, new voice of the republican party, he and the guy from texas, ted cruz, trashing all the people that have been there before him. >> right. he's out there saying we need new ideas. what is the new idea? it's livety. marco rubio says we have good ideas. what's the good idea? america. this is the big debate in...
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get rid of the whackos as john mccain cats them and you lose another engine. all the libertarians who just want government out of their face and out of their lives and you kell another engine. try to do what reince priebus is doing right now and you will see the problem, try steering the car with your engine dead. try steering the political party once you kill the motor. you set out to kill the big motors of the republican party itself. for progressives the amazing thing here is people on the left, center left, and a big share of the center right now are together. they know why the republican established wants to free itself from the issues, they are relieved, thrilled really, it not them trying to hold together a motley crew. senior strategist for rick santorum's political campaign. let me go -- i want to start with the basic question of a political party. this week's republican autopsy report it's being called urged the party to be more inclusive of gay people, women, minorities, did not go unnoticed by the social conservative wing of the party. the report m
get rid of the whackos as john mccain cats them and you lose another engine. all the libertarians who just want government out of their face and out of their lives and you kell another engine. try to do what reince priebus is doing right now and you will see the problem, try steering the car with your engine dead. try steering the political party once you kill the motor. you set out to kill the big motors of the republican party itself. for progressives the amazing thing here is people on the...
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. >>> today on "morning joe," nicole wallace, senior adviser to the mccain/palin campaign and former communications director for president george w. bush pointed out as you did, brian, the generational challenge faced by republicans on the issue of gay marriage. nicole supports gay marriage herself. let's listen to her. >> there were a lot of alarming things that happened at cpac. the one happy thing was that they went around trying to find young conservatives who were against gay marriage and they couldn't find any. i mean, even the youngest most rabid, most devoted conservatives see this as an equal rights issue. >> ralph reed, founder and chairman of the faith and freedom coalition. ralph, thank you for coming on. >> you bet, chris, good to be with you again. >> thank you. i'm just setting it up, what looks to be the direction of the court. perhaps a narrow decision. perhaps just dealing with california. perhaps positively for the pro-choice or the pro same-sex marriage community. how do people on the conservative side of things, you, how will you react to that? what will be your
. >>> today on "morning joe," nicole wallace, senior adviser to the mccain/palin campaign and former communications director for president george w. bush pointed out as you did, brian, the generational challenge faced by republicans on the issue of gay marriage. nicole supports gay marriage herself. let's listen to her. >> there were a lot of alarming things that happened at cpac. the one happy thing was that they went around trying to find young conservatives who were...
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get as far away from it as you can, the republican party, start having modern voices, john mccain and others speak out and say, look, we should put an end to this. >> well, bill o'reilly is being agnostic about this now and rush limbaugh says the fight's over. what do you make of that? still fighting the good fight, terry? >> where are you? >> i'm evolving. i think gay marriage is different than traditional marriage. >> i thought you guys didn't believe in evolution. >> i believe in evolution. >> you're a moderate republican. >> i am a moderate. first of all, i want to say one thing, rick pitino is probably going to vote for mitch mcconnell. >> pitino was a republican, too. thank you, john feehery. we're going to be right back. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ mom ] with my little girl, every food is finger food. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of new bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner tha
get as far away from it as you can, the republican party, start having modern voices, john mccain and others speak out and say, look, we should put an end to this. >> well, bill o'reilly is being agnostic about this now and rush limbaugh says the fight's over. what do you make of that? still fighting the good fight, terry? >> where are you? >> i'm evolving. i think gay marriage is different than traditional marriage. >> i thought you guys didn't believe in evolution....
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get as far away from it as you can, the republican party, start having modern voices, john mccain and others speak out and say, look, we should put an end to this. >> well, bill o'reilly is being agnostic about this now and rush limbaugh says the fight's over. what do you make of that? still fighting the good fight, jerry? >> where are you? >> i'm evolving. i think gay marriage is different than traditional marriage. >> i thought you guys didn't believe in evolution. >> i believe in evolution. >> you're a moderate republican. >> i am a moderate. first of all, i want to say one thing, rick pettino is probably going to vote for mitch mcconnell. >> paterno was a republican, too. thank you, john feehery. i'm not so sure about toomey. i guess you like him. >>> up next, we learned today the newtown gunman fired -- this is terrible -- 154 rounds in five minutes. why does anybody need that kind of firepower? how many kids would be alive if he didn't have that 30-round magazine? nine of them hit the floor. he was shooting all nine rounds. 9 times 30. anyway, this is the place for politics. we'
get as far away from it as you can, the republican party, start having modern voices, john mccain and others speak out and say, look, we should put an end to this. >> well, bill o'reilly is being agnostic about this now and rush limbaugh says the fight's over. what do you make of that? still fighting the good fight, jerry? >> where are you? >> i'm evolving. i think gay marriage is different than traditional marriage. >> i thought you guys didn't believe in evolution....
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you saw him have john mccain and lindsey graham in for a private conversation this week. to me that was a very good sign. it's very important that they keep talking to each other and maybe on some issues like immigration they can make some progress. >> and, eugene, politically speaking the white house already starting to lay plans for what's going to happen in 2014. they need 17 seats to take control. that's a tall order. it would have to be clinton-like in terms of its achievement. >> it's a very tall order, particularly after redistricting has made a lot of safe districts for the republican majority. it's very difficult to draw a map and look at it and see how they pick up those 17 seats. then again, we're getting used to some pretty big swings in the house. >> no doubt. >> and not all anticipated. >> thank you. >> it happens. >> thank you. >> thank you, gene robinson. thank you, jonathan alter. >>> up next, it's happened yet again, the right wing falls for another story without checking into whether it's true. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> late today
you saw him have john mccain and lindsey graham in for a private conversation this week. to me that was a very good sign. it's very important that they keep talking to each other and maybe on some issues like immigration they can make some progress. >> and, eugene, politically speaking the white house already starting to lay plans for what's going to happen in 2014. they need 17 seats to take control. that's a tall order. it would have to be clinton-like in terms of its achievement....
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here is your colleague, john mccain. he took to the senate floor today and attacked senator paul saying he's giving credence to people who fear the government -- that fear that the government is out to get them, sort of the black helicopter crowd. let's watch your other colleague, john mccain, in action here. >> to somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is, frankly, ridiculous. we've done a, i think, a disservice to a lot of americans by making them believe that somehow they're in danger from their government. they're not. >> do you think, senator, that technology, and you and i have grown up with the dynamic, almost unbelievable exponential growth in what mankind can do with technology, is that playing to the paranoia in people? they think if we have the capability, we're going to use it against average citizens who are of a different political persuasion? is that why the far ri
here is your colleague, john mccain. he took to the senate floor today and attacked senator paul saying he's giving credence to people who fear the government -- that fear that the government is out to get them, sort of the black helicopter crowd. let's watch your other colleague, john mccain, in action here. >> to somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination...
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so when john mccain blasted rand paul the other day for, quote, stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms, i thought back to when i myself was in one of those college dorms up at holy cross in worcester where people are now under 10 inches of snow. i assume they're arguing about drones up there about the rights of the united states government to use those drones against americans, even americans who may have turned against their country. debates are great. debates in college dorms are where it all begins. what burns in this country. keeps us hot with ideas. keeps us giving a damn about guarding what is our legacy, freedom, freedom from government interference, freedom from decision that is suggest that government is more important than citizens. so i may not have the attitude of a rand paul but i worship his right to have it. i would never put down that attitude simply because i think there's a bit of right wing paranoia attached to that guy. why? because in some dorm room somewhere perhaps where i went to clem, where you went to college, there are young people
so when john mccain blasted rand paul the other day for, quote, stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms, i thought back to when i myself was in one of those college dorms up at holy cross in worcester where people are now under 10 inches of snow. i assume they're arguing about drones up there about the rights of the united states government to use those drones against americans, even americans who may have turned against their country. debates are great....
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." >>> and senator john mccain wants answers over a new award for drone pilots. it's the new, distinguished warfare medal, and it's considered above medals earned in direct combat, which includes the purple heart and the bronze star. right now mccain doesn't think that's right. 20 other senators sent a letter asking the defense department to reconsider. we'll be right back. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ angry gibberish ] okay why? more is better than less because if stuff is not le-- if there is more less stuff then you might want to have some more and your parents just don't let you because there's only a little bit. right. we want more, we want more. like you really like it, you want more. right. i follow you. [ male announcer ] it's not complicated.
." >>> and senator john mccain wants answers over a new award for drone pilots. it's the new, distinguished warfare medal, and it's considered above medals earned in direct combat, which includes the purple heart and the bronze star. right now mccain doesn't think that's right. 20 other senators sent a letter asking the defense department to reconsider. we'll be right back. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male...
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i'm sure you saw john mccain criticizing rand paul who filibusternd and said paul is foolish to be worried about drones being used on americans on u.s. soil. who is right on that one? >> i probably would disagree with rand paul on 99% of all things. i am very glad that he used the power of the filibuster to go to the house floor and dramatize this issue around drones. like i said, i wrote an op-ed about it. didn't get much attention. but his 13-hour filibuster really garnered a lot of attention and now we're talking about drones. so if it was a stunt, it was a good stunt. because now we got two senate committees, we had one house committee and we're starting to do the work that congress should do is to really address drones, lead the world and show them we're about due process, the rule of law and america doesn't do political assassination. that's what we should be doing and i think rand paul can take a little credit pour for it. >> congressman before we let you go, i want to ask you about the budget battle. your conference released its own budget blueprint yesterday. it calls for raising
i'm sure you saw john mccain criticizing rand paul who filibusternd and said paul is foolish to be worried about drones being used on americans on u.s. soil. who is right on that one? >> i probably would disagree with rand paul on 99% of all things. i am very glad that he used the power of the filibuster to go to the house floor and dramatize this issue around drones. like i said, i wrote an op-ed about it. didn't get much attention. but his 13-hour filibuster really garnered a lot of...
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and at a town hall meeting on monday, mccain basically said to the crowd i can't guarantee anything. let me play that. >> i don't know if we can achieve agreement or not. we've been working literally night and day. >> is this a race to see who can get legislation first? what's going on here? >> not really, but i think one of the things that we're dealing with is the issue of making sure that house republicans who are in majority are comfortable with whatever package comes to the floor of the house. you know, just kind of the sensitivity is would house republicans be open to a bill that comes from a democratic controlled senate or from a democratic president? and that's why we kind of think our effort is most important because if we can get one through the house, i think the odds of getting it signed into law improve a lot. >> are you talking to the senate side, though? >> our members are talking to the senators as well. >> we know big labor and big business have been a stumbling block for the senate group. did you find the same thing? have you spoken with them about that in particula
and at a town hall meeting on monday, mccain basically said to the crowd i can't guarantee anything. let me play that. >> i don't know if we can achieve agreement or not. we've been working literally night and day. >> is this a race to see who can get legislation first? what's going on here? >> not really, but i think one of the things that we're dealing with is the issue of making sure that house republicans who are in majority are comfortable with whatever package comes to...
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way, the headline or at least one of them that came out of that border tour with the senators, john mccain tweeted "just witnessed a woman successfully climb an 18-foot fence a few yards from us." he tweeted a picture of that. what's the reaction you've heard to this? >> that's a daily occurrence. the border needs to be secure in order for the american people feel that immigration reform can happen in a serious manner. if you had the possibility of people not jumping an 18-foot fence, if she could go somewhere in mexico and request the possibility of coming to work here, even temporarily, trust me, they would do that before having to risk their lives on an 18-foot fence in front of u.s. senators. the problem is that doesn't exist and that's why it's so important that immigration reform deal with a widespread number of issues. not just what to do with the 11 million people that are here illegally, but also how to stop others from coming and how to create a system by which people can try to come to this country without feeling that the only way is to risk their lives and jump an 18-foot fenc
way, the headline or at least one of them that came out of that border tour with the senators, john mccain tweeted "just witnessed a woman successfully climb an 18-foot fence a few yards from us." he tweeted a picture of that. what's the reaction you've heard to this? >> that's a daily occurrence. the border needs to be secure in order for the american people feel that immigration reform can happen in a serious manner. if you had the possibility of people not jumping an 18-foot...
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i know chuck schumer was reaching out to john mccain, could that help out? >> it's a real bad sign, no doubt about that. this was regarded, background checks for sales as being one of the more significant but place cybill reforms that could get passed when a key member of the negotiating team, senator tom coburn essentially leaves the table, that doesn't speak very well of the prospects. there are other alternatives like the bills named after the chicago victim of a shooting that deals with gun trafficking, and straw purchases. that's still po templeally has some momentum, but the background check thing, kind of a bad sign. >> and the fact that i think that was pretty widely considered to have the best chance of passage. we will talk more about that in the day toss come. david, ken, thanks, guys, appreciate it. >> thank you, chris. >>> thomas roberts will be speaking with chris van hollen in the next hour. as we mentioned van hollen is having lunch with the president today. >>> the latest storm, northern connecticut, massachusetts, new hampshire could see ab
i know chuck schumer was reaching out to john mccain, could that help out? >> it's a real bad sign, no doubt about that. this was regarded, background checks for sales as being one of the more significant but place cybill reforms that could get passed when a key member of the negotiating team, senator tom coburn essentially leaves the table, that doesn't speak very well of the prospects. there are other alternatives like the bills named after the chicago victim of a shooting that deals...
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. >>> and rand paul's 2016 star may be rising while john mccain and lindsey graham may be in deep you know what with conservatives. hey, this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. i'm here in your home, having a pretty spectacular tuesday. ♪ but i don't notice the loose rug at the top of your stairs. and that's about to become an issue for me. ♪ and if you got the wrong home insurance coverage, my medical bills could get expensive. so get allstate. [ dennis ] good hands. good home. make sure you have the right home protection. talk to an allstate agent. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you
. >>> and rand paul's 2016 star may be rising while john mccain and lindsey graham may be in deep you know what with conservatives. hey, this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. i'm here in your home, having a pretty spectacular tuesday. ♪ but i don't notice the loose rug at the top of your stairs. and that's about to...